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Creating the best of what life can offer

11.28.22 |

As founder and CEO of City Winery, a national chain of music venues that offers wine and fine dining, Michael Dorf, AB ’84, BSBA ’84, has made it his mission to provide an experience that will “indulge the senses.”

11.28.22

‘Compton effect’

11.28.22 |

Arthur Holly Compton, WashU’s ninth chancellor, conducted X-ray scattering experiments in 1922 that demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. At the time, the idea that light had both wave and particle properties was not easily accepted. His discovery stimulated the development of quantum mechanics and was recognized with the Nobel Prize in 1927.

11.28.22

50 years — and change

11.28.22 |

After two years of pivot and patience, three reunion classes — the Classes of ’70, ’71 and ’72 — got together to celebrate 50th reunions at this year’s Commencement.

11.28.22

Teaching beyond the call

11.28.22 |

Andia Augustin-Billy, MA ’09, PhD ’15, was the first Black faculty member to receive tenure in the 196-year history of Centenary College. Now, she strives to be a mentor to younger faculty like she was mentored while she was at WashU.

11.23.22

Physicist Errando helps NASA solve black hole jet mystery

11.23.22 |

Manel Errando in Arts & Sciences is part of a team that determined that particle acceleration within black hole jets is best explained by a shock wave within the jet.

11.22.22

Forest Park Living Lab

11.22.22 |

Combining experts in wildlife ecology, animal movement and veterinary medicine, the new Forest Park Living Lab examines wildlife health, behavior and interactions in the mosaic of ecosystems in Forest Park. The project received a Living Earth Collaborative seed grant in 2020.

11.17.22

Performing Arts Department presents US premiere of Hsu Yen Ling’s ‘The Dust’

11.17.22 |

In “The Dust,” Taiwanese playwright Hsu Yen Ling combines six short, genre-bending scenes that together explore “the instant of explosion.” From Nov. 17-20, the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present the U.S. premiere of “The Dust,” in a new translation by alumna Annelise Finegan.

11.16.22

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Creating the best of what life can offer

‘Compton effect’

50 years — and change

Teaching beyond the call

Physicist Errando helps NASA solve black hole jet mystery

Forest Park Living Lab

Performing Arts Department presents US premiere of Hsu Yen Ling’s ‘The Dust’

Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures announces first round of funded projects

Tang elected American Mathematical Society fellow

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